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Turkey and Israel: the ambiguous peace
What a difference even an unpopular US president can make. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his first…
Friday 22 March 2013
The first step of the peace process: a PKK ceasefire
The imprisoned PKK leader issues a call for peace to a crowd of thousands in Turkey's southeast
Thursday 21 March 2013
Erdoğan on anti-Semitism: is this really an apology?
As Barack Obama tours Israel and the Palestinian territories, Turkish media has seized on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks…
Thursday 21 March 2013
Erdoğan passes Menderes to become third-longest serving prime minister
Cumulative days served as of 19 March 2013 Today Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marks his 3,658th day as Turkey’s…
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Erdoğan on Zionism
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has never been the darling of the Jewish community, but his latest comments at a UN…
Friday 1 March 2013
Erdoğan on British press freedom
When a foreign leader descends on the Turkish capital for a working visit, the journalists from that country…
Monday 25 February 2013
Talking to the prisoner
Never before has Turkey been so far down the road towards peace with its Kurdish minority. In themselves,…
Monday 25 February 2013
The Turkey or the egg?
Consider, if you will, the curious case of Turkey’s ambiguous name. It can mean one of two things.…
Thursday 14 February 2013
There is still hope for a Kurdish peace
The news that three Kurdish women, including a co-founder of the PKK, were found shot dead in a…
Thursday 10 January 2013
The two faces of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Comments made this week on abortion demonstrate a serious character flaw in Turkey’s prime minister. Last week, addressing…
Tuesday 29 May 2012